Northeast Ohio Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing. Poetry. Playwriting. Fiction. Nonfiction.
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This Friday, June 19! 2x2 Reading at 7pm at Riff’s in Cleveland, featuring NEOMFA alums Mansa Lamont Bey and Kristen Tetzmann, faculty Caryl Pagel, and recent guest faculty Xan Forest Phillips. instagram.com/2x2show/. Riff’s located at 2418 Professor Ave, Cleveland, Ohio 44113.
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Congrats to alum Adam Gretsinger for his new book, Kids Can Be Cruel, just released at Itch.io! “When her best friend goes missing, Maria Nievez has only one option: enter her middle school's underground fight club and get some answers." ledtsar.itch.io
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Thanks to @visiblevoiceCLE for a great Alumni Reading last night! NEOMFA-ers take note of another poetry reading there tonight, Friday, June 12, at 6pm. This one features NEOMFA alumni Karen Schubert and Virginia Konchan along with three others. Free! visiblevoicebooks.com/calend…
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Tomorrow night! NEOMFA Alumni Reading! Thu June 11 at 6pm; Visible Voice Books, 4601 Lorain Ave, Cleveland. Hosted by Lindsey Maple & featuring Carrie George, Isaiah Hunt, Jessica Jewell, Benjamin Anthony Rhodes, & Alexandra Salata. Free no tix required! visiblevoicebooks.com/calend…
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Join alum Meghan Louise Wagner for a workshop on “Fiction Revision” from July 2-Aug 20 with Literary Cleveland! Meghan will be teaching this 8-session course on Thursdays at 6:30pm, with sessions via Zoom and at the LC office at 13002 Larchmere Blvd. litcleveland.org/classes-wor…
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Congratulations to alum Ali Black, a finalist for the 2026 Ohio Book Awards, presented by the Ohioana Library! Ali’s 2025 collection We Look Better Alive (Burnside Review Press) was nominated in the Poetry category. The winners will be announced on Oct 15. ohioana.org/programs/ohio-bo…
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Coming up soon! NEOMFA Alumni Reading, Thu, June 11 @ 6pm. Visible Voice Books, 4601 Lorain Avenue, Cleveland. Hosted by Lindsey Maple & featuring Carrie George, Isaiah Hunt, Jessica Jewell, Benjamin Anthony Rhodes, Alexandra Salata. Free, no tix required. visiblevoicebooks.com/calend…
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Join recent NEOMFA guest faculty Xan Forest Phillips for “Radical Revision: A Poetry Workshop,” presented by Literary Cleveland via Zoom, Wednesdays at 6:30pm from June 10 - July 22. “A space for editing preexisting poems using dynamic poetic forms.” litcleveland.org/classes-wor…
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NEOMFA faculty emeritus Philip Brady reads w/Jacqueline Marino on Wed June 3 at 7pm at Westside Bowl in Youngstown. Presented by @LitYoungstown & hosted by Michele Gatts w/open mic to follow. Note: reading will be in Trophy Room, accessible only by stairs. westsidebowl.com/event/phili…
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This Sat May 30 @ 6pm! Catch faculty member Hilary Plum at Visible Voice Books (4601 Lorain Ave, Cleveland). Hilary joins Brendan Joyce & Andrew Rihn in a reading for the Cleveland Review of Books Vol. 4.1 launch. Free event! visiblevoicebooks.com/calend…
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Congrats to alum Steven Caumo (YSU, 2022), whose debut novella THRILL KILLERS is out on May 30 on Grindhouse Press! In this new work of horror, the perfect vacation turns into a sadistic nightmare. Pre-order your copy now! grindhousepress.com/2026/04/…
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NEOMFA Post #31 is available now at neomfa.org/newsletter. This issue’s Q&A is with Sony Ton-Aime, whose first book of poetry, Konbit, was released this year & hailed by Percival Everett as “a marvel.” Read more at neomfa.org/newsletter. Buy Konbit at press.uchicago.edu.
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Only one place to get NEOMFA Alumni Collective swag! NEOMFA Alumni Reading Thu June 11, 6pm, at Visible Voice Books. Hosted by Lindsey Maple w/Carrie George, Isaiah Hunt, Jessica Jewell, Benjamin Anthony Rhodes, & Alexandra Salata. Free / no tix required. neomfa.org/neomfa-alumni-rea…
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Congrats to recent grad Mish Gajewski-Zambataro (CSU), winner of the 2026 AWP Intro Journals Project contest in fiction! Mish’s nominated story “Churn” was selected by judge Allegra Solomon for publication in Iron Horse Literary Review. Find more info at awpwriter.org/AWP/Contests/I….
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Congrats to alum Pamela Anderson, who won the 2026 Wheelbarrow Books Poetry Prize (Emerging)! Pamela’s manuscript "Grabbing the Beast by the Throat" will be published in 2027. Look for it on the Wheelbarrow Books imprint of Michigan State U Press! poetry.rcah.msu.edu/news/202….
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Last chance to read the March issue of our NEOMFA Post! Check out our interview w/alumni Zach Peckham at neomfa.org/newsletter & sign up for future issues at the top! Zach’s poetry collection “As If And” is out now from New Mundo Press. Get your copy at newmundo.bigcartel.com.
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Save the date! Our first-ever alumni reading is a month away! NEOMFA Alumni Reading, Thu 6/11 @ 6pm. Visible Voice Books, Cleveland. Hosted by Lindsey Maple w/Carrie George, Isaiah Hunt, Jessica Jewell, Benjamin Anthony Rhodes, & Alexandra Salata. Free! neomfa.org/events.
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ATTN: NEOMFA Students 📢
Consider adding "LITERARY EDITING & PUBLISHING: SMALL PRESS HISTORIES, VALUES, & NETWORKS," taught by the fabulous Caryl Pagel, to your Fall schedule.
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ATTN: NEOMFA Students 📢
Consider adding "LITERARY EDITING & PUBLISHING: SMALL PRESS HISTORIES, VALUES, & NETWORKS," taught by the fabulous Caryl Pagel, to your Fall schedule
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Learn more about our newest alumni! Fall 2025 and Spring 2026 profiles are up at neomfa.org/recent-graduates.
We were glad to capture most of this year’s grads after our annual reading event on May 3 at University of Akron. Thanks to Grace K McConnell for the pic!
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